Chang'an Palace!
Bai Zhong hurriedly ran into the study, "Ma'am, the queen mother is late. She's already outside the door."
Gu Jiu put down what she was doing, got up, and greeted her at the door.
Empress Dowager Pei rushed in like a gust of wind with her people.
"Where's the emperor?"
Empress Dowager Pei looked around, but Liu Zhao wasn't there
Gu Jiu saluted and said, "Your Majesty should be at Xingqing Palace."
"The emperor is not in Xingqing Palace, I just came over there. Tell me, did you hide the emperor?"
Empress Dowager Pei was fierce and anxious.
Gu Jiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "My mother is really good at joking, how can I hide Your Majesty. His Majesty is really not here, he might be in the school grounds."
"Really not here?" Empress Dowager Pei was dubious.
Gu Jiu nodded heavily, "Daughter-in-law dare not lie to the Queen Mother, His Majesty is indeed not here."
The Empress Dowager Pei did not leave, but sat down on the soft bed.
Ok!
The softness of Chang'an Palace is very comfortable, and it seems to be more comfortable than that of Weiyang Palace.
"So many censors have impeached the fourth son, and there has been uproar. How many days have passed? What is the emperor doing to eat? Why doesn't he justify the name of the fourth son? Does he believe the nonsense of the censor?"
"The fourth son has indeed been decadent in recent years, and he has done something wrong, but I dare to guarantee that he has no heart of disobedience, let alone rebellion. The gang of censors are all slanderous, why didn't the emperor arrest them Get up, but let those censors slander the fourth child instead?"
"What's the emperor's mind? His throne is stable, so he can't see his brother's life is easy? Does he have to kill everyone before he will give up?"
As soon as Empress Dowager Pei sat down, she asked angrily.
Saliva flew everywhere, and the voice was shrill and piercing. Already lost his cool.
Gu Jiu brought a cup of tea, "The queen mother drinks tea, she should be thirsty after talking so much."
Empress Dowager Pei originally wanted to be reserved and put on airs.
But her throat was about to smoke.
Yelling at the top of your throat is indeed a very hurtful thing.
In the end, she did not refuse Gu Jiu's kindness, took the teacup and drank it down.
"Mother, slow down, be careful not to choke."
"Cough cough cough..."
He said he was choking, and he was really choking.
After tossing and tossing for a while, the Empress Dowager Pei recovered, with a tired look on her face. After all, he is an elderly person.
It was still a little hot, and the Queen Mother Pei was already sweating on her forehead.
Gu Jiu picked up a round fan, shook it lightly, and fanned the Queen Mother Pei.
The Empress Dowager Pei suddenly burst into tears, "The fourth brother and the emperor are brothers! Brothers of the same mother. Killing each other will only make the relative hurt the enemy. Anyone with eyes knows that the fourth child cannot rebel. He You are bored in the mansion every day, and you don’t come out the gate. How can you rebel? Why doesn’t the emperor believe it?”
"The emperor doesn't believe in Prince Duan!" Gu Jiu comforted him.
Empress Dowager Pei sat up abruptly, "Since the emperor believes that the fourth child is innocent, why did he allow the censor to slander and slander the fourth child? Is he trying to ruin the fourth brother's reputation?"
"The queen mother misunderstood! The more the censors make a fuss, the stronger your majesty's rebuttal will be. Your majesty did this for the sake of King Duanjun. He took this opportunity to solve all future troubles together. In case there are people in the future Jumping out to make a fuss, impeaching him twice in three days. Your Majesty has worked hard, and the Queen Mother must be considerate of him!"
Gu Jiu's voice and emotion are so eloquent, it's just a matter of breaking his heart to prove his sincerity.
Empress Dowager Pei was dubious, "What you said is true? Your Majesty did this for the good of the fourth child?"
Gu Jiu nodded, and said with great certainty: "Brotherhood, how can it be easily cut off. His Majesty has always been thinking about King Duanjun. However, King Duanjun has been extremely decadent these years, and His Majesty is not good at forcing him to do anything. , just let him live the life he wants to live."
Empress Dowager Pei was persuaded, and she was so moved that she burst into tears, "I know that they are brothers, and the brotherhood for many years cannot be faked. The fourth child is really out of place these past few years, but if the emperor is willing to find him some If things are done, maybe things will get better. I can't really watch him bored in the palace every day, not going out of the gate for a year or so. If it goes on for a long time, I am worried that he will get sick!"
"The queen mother is right. When your majesty returns, my daughter-in-law will truthfully tell the queen mother what she said. I hope that your majesty can take action to help King Duan get out of the haze."
"You are good!" Empress Dowager Pei held Gu Jiu's hand tightly, "It was I who misunderstood you in the past."
"What the queen mother says is what a daughter-in-law should do." The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched slightly, comforting her was really tiring.
Finally comforted Queen Mother Pei.
Gu Jiu asked Bai Zhong to send Empress Dowager Pei back to Weiyang Palace.
Bai Zhong took the order.
After the people left, the room finally became quiet.
Others think the palace is deserted, but she thinks Chang'an Palace is too lively.
Fortunately, no one will bother you.
Bai Zhong came back from Weiyang Palace and reported the situation immediately.
"The queen mother cried a lot and was very tired. She fell asleep within a while after returning to Weiyang Palace. I heard from Eunuch Wen that the queen mother has not slept well since King Duanjun's accident. Today, I let go of my worries and finally fell asleep. Have a good night's sleep."
"Order the imperial physician to go to Weiyang Palace to ask for a safe pulse every day. The queen mother is old, so don't be careless."
"The old slave will arrange it in a while. Is there really nothing wrong with Prince Duan? If something happens, the old slave is worried that the queen mother may not be able to bear it."
Gu Jiu smiled contemptuously, "A group of censors who are afraid of chaos in the world are making troubles, don't worry about it. Duanjun Wang, let him panic for a few more days."
"I want to tell you, Madam, the old slave heard that Princess Duanjun brought people to beat Concubine Xiao's house yesterday, and there was a lot of trouble."
"Oh? The two sisters are fighting?"
"Exactly! People are discussing this matter outside, and some people say that the accident of King Duanjun has something to do with Concubine Xiao."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Concubine Xiao really has something to do with it. You don't need to intervene in this matter, just watch from the sidelines."
"Old slave obeys!"
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Liu Zhao practiced on the school field, sweating all over, feeling happy all over.
When he learned that the Empress Dowager Pei had gone to Chang'an Palace to make trouble, his face suddenly sank, and he was about to explode.
Lin Shuping hurriedly said: "The queen has comforted the empress dowager, and sent someone to send the empress dowager back to Weiyang Palace. The old slave learned that the empress dowager has already fallen asleep."
Liu Zhao's complexion finally turned cloudy.
Once the aura was withdrawn, the palace talents dared to gasp boldly.
Liu Zhao came directly to Chang'an Palace, sweating all over, and was disgusted by Gu Jiu.
He hummed twice, "Old husband and wife, you still despise me."
Just hate it!
As long as it is smelly and sweaty, even the seventies and eighties will despise it.
Gu Jiu gave him a supercilious look.
Liu Zhao could only wash up first.
After washing up, with a bead of water on his head, he moved to Gu Jiu's side, "Did the Queen make things difficult for you?"
"Don't worry, the queen mother didn't make things difficult for me. The queen mother was worried about the fourth child, so she cried a lot at my place. I told her that the fourth child will be fine, so she was completely relieved."
"Who said the fourth child is fine." Liu Zhao said with a straight face.
Gu Jiu looked at him with a smile, "Could it be possible that you really believe the nonsense that Yu Shi said, that the fourth child has a disobedient heart and will rebel sooner or later? What about your brain?"
"Ahem..."
Liu Zhao rolled his eyes, how could he despise my IQ in front of the palace people. At any rate, save me some face.
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I know what your intention is, you just want to take this opportunity to tease fourth brother."
Liu Zhao waved his hand and drove out all the palace people first.
Gu Jiu picked up a towel and wiped his hair for him, "You brothers, after so many years of cold war, do you want to take this opportunity to reconcile?"
"I will have a cold war with him, what a joke. He is clearly cowardly, and dare not enter the palace to see me." Liu Zhao was completely contemptuous of Liu Yi.
This brother has been high-minded since he was a child, and his skills are sloppy. Encountered hurdles that cannot be overcome, his mouth is strong, but his heart has long since confessed.
"He's a coward!" Liu Zhao's evaluation of Liu Yi was very accurate.
Liu Yi has been decadent for so many years, although there were reasons for his reluctance at first. But in the later stage, only cowardice is left.
He didn't dare to take the initiative to step out of the gate, he didn't dare to ask to see the emperor Liu Zhao, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to ask for a real vacancy.
He is afraid!
afraid of what
Afraid to face everything!
It's better to be like an ostrich, retract your neck into the sand, you can deceive yourself, and the life of an otaku is quite good.
Every time, he had to go into the palace to greet the Queen Mother Pei, and always chose the time for the court meeting. In this way, Liu Zhao can be avoided perfectly.
Liu Zhao is very clear about his careful thinking.
Liu Zhao, who was born in the military, looked down on Liu Yi's hypocrisy.
This time the censor was making a fuss, so he tried to grind Liu Yi's mind, dragging this matter on and refusing to resolve it.
Liu Zhao didn't ask anyone who provoked trouble behind the scenes.
If there is a grudge to revenge, if there is a grudge to revenge, Liu Yi has to deal with those people by himself.
As the emperor, Liu Zhao is very busy and has no time to deal with those troublemakers for him.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "He's been cowarded all his life, and he can't change it."
Liu Zhao snorted, "I'll teach him a lesson, can't I?"
Gu Jiu said: "No one said no, but you have to consider the feelings of the queen mother. I don't know why, since Aunt Huyang passed away, the queen mother has also aged a lot. Not to mention the comparison with last year, it is the same as the first month. Than, the body is more than a bit worse."
"Really?" Liu Zhao's heart skipped a beat.
The disharmony between mother and child does not mean that Liu Zhao will be able to watch Empress Dowager Pei grow old and leave this world one day.
Human emotions are complex.
There is no permanent love, and there is no permanent hate.
Time is the biggest killer, it can destroy everything and change everything.
Empress Dowager Pei is getting old, and Liu Zhao's hard heart has also loosened.
Gu Jiu said affirmatively: "I took the opportunity to check the pulse of my mother today, and my body is very weak. And the deficiency is still not replenished, so I have to take it easy."
Liu Zhao frowned, "I'll visit my mother later."
"Would you like me to go with you?"
Liu Zhao shook his head, "No need! It's been a long time since I had a good conversation with my mother, it's a shame to hold some words in my heart."
Ok!
Gu Jiu held his hand tightly, "The person my mother is most worried about now is the fourth child. I'll give him a chance when I'm done training. If he's really useless and refuses to cheer up, then you can find a way to deal with it." he."
Liu Zhao nodded, "I will give him a chance, but it depends on whether he will seize the opportunity."
"I don't participate in the problems between you brothers. After you go to see your mother, remember to speak softly and don't quarrel."
"Don't worry, I will restrain my temper and not quarrel with her."
The mother and son have quarreled all their lives, and now, it is meaningless to continue to quarrel.
Liu Zhao felt a little melancholy, "I'm getting old too!"
Gu Jiu leaned into his arms, "You are not old! You are as strong as a young man!"
"I already have gray hair." Liu Zhao snorted, a little upset.
Gu Jiu looked up, "That's because you are overworked. I told you a long time ago that you should combine work and rest, and don't work so hard."
"I listen to you, and I will pay attention to maintenance in the future. Do you want to help me pull out my gray hair! Lin Shuping, that bastard, dare not do it, he is too cowardly."
"That's because you are too strict. He is afraid that if he pulls out his hair, he will lose his life."
"Hmph!" Liu Zhao protested.
Gu Jiu got up, walked behind him, and plucked out a lot of his white hair.
"With so many white hairs, I am really old. Why don't you have white hairs?"
Gu Jiu glanced at him, "Because this palace is well maintained, and knows how to balance work and rest, youth will last forever."
Liu Zhao laughed, "Compared to ten years ago, you haven't changed at all."
Gu Jiu snorted, "That's right! You should also take care of yourself. Don't wait until you are fifty or sixty years old to become a bad old man, while Bengong is still young and beautiful. At that time, I will definitely despise you and drive you away. Get out of Chang'an Palace."
Liu Zhao joked: "The most poisonous woman's heart is true."
Gu Jiu snorted and bit him.
Liu Zhao immediately confessed, "I'm not a poisonous husband, I am the most poisonous person."
Gu Jiu smiled happily, "That's about the same. You just said that the fourth child is a coward, but in fact you are also quite cowardly."
Liu Zhao had a frustrated look on his face.
I'm really not cowardly, I can only admit cowardly in front of my wife.